Bemuse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be confused emotionally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌeɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐspəsˈɔːɹiəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐspəsˈɔːɹiəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌeɪdz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discombobulate bewilder throw

Word Forms

bemusement	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand
discombobulation	noun	a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwirren

Ursache für emotionale Verwirrung

🇫🇷French

déconcerter

provoquer une confusion émotionnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

aturdir

causar confusión emocional

🇮🇹Italian

confondere

causare confusione emotiva

🇳🇱Dutch

doen twijfelen

aanleiding geven tot emotionele verwarring

🇵🇹Portuguese

confundir

causar confusão emocional

🇷🇺Russian

сбивать с толку

вызвать эмоциональное замешательство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचार शक्ति हर लेना

भावनात्मक रूप से भ्रमित होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

বিমুজ

মানসিকভাবে বিভ্রান্ত হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாற்று

உணர்வு ரீதியாக குழப்பத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బెమ్యూస్

మానసికంగా గందరగోళానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेमुदत

भावनिक गोंधळात टाकण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ કરવો

ભાવનાત્મક રીતે મૂંઝવણમાં આવવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಮ್ಯೂಸ್

ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಗೊಂದಲಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക

വൈകാരികമായി ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലാകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਲਝਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوش کرنا

جذباتی طور پر الجھن کا سبب بنتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贝缪斯

导致情绪混乱

🇯🇵Japanese

困惑

感情的に混乱を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

멍하니 있다

감정적으로 혼란을 야기하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sửng sốt

gây ra sự bối rối về mặt cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

สับสน

ทำให้เกิดความสับสนทางอารมณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengagetkan

menyebabkan kebingungan secara emosional

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakatuwa

maging sanhi ng pagkalito sa damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

terharu

menyebabkan emosi keliru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شده

يسبب الارتباك العاطفي

🇮🇷Persian

مبهوت کردن

باعث سردرگمی عاطفی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkına çevirmek

duygusal olarak kafa karışıklığına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבאס

לגרום לבלבול רגשית

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The primary meaning of 'bemuse' is 'cause to be confused emotionally'.

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